vs. Cornell: ILDN | Live Stats | Twitter | Cornell Notes | Penn Notes
vs. Columbia: ILDN | Live Stats | Twitter | Columbia Notes

PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania (15-7, 8-1) returns home to The Palestra this Friday and Saturday as the Quakers host their final Ivy weekend of the 2016-17 season. Cornell (14-9, 5-5) visits the Quakers on Friday, Feb. 24, and Penn will welcome Columbia (13-10, 3-7) on Saturday, Feb. 25 as the Red and Blue celebrate Senior Night for the members of the Class of 2017.

GAME 23 – PENN (15-7, 8-1) vs. CORNELL (14-9, 5-5)
Friday, Feb. 24, 2017 * 7:00 p.m. | at Penn, 76th Meeting (Penn leads, 55-21)
The Quakers pulled away for a 61-55 victory in the first meeting of the 2016-17 season to revenge their only Ivy League loss from the previous year. The Quakers were superb on the defensive end and outrebounded their opponents by a 40-25 margin. Penn also held a 43.4% (23-of-53) advantage from the field compared to the 39.2% shooting (20-of-51) of their opponents. Anna Ross, in a game in front of her hometown crowd, led the Red and Blue with 15 points, three assists and three steals while Sydney Stipanovich tallied a double-double with 10 points and 10 boards. Princess Aghayere was also in double-digits with 12 points.

GAME 24 – PENN (15-7, 8-1 Ivy) vs. COLUMBIA (13-10, 3-7)
Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017 * 7:00 p.m. | at Penn, 63rd Meeting (Penn leads 44-18)
The Penn-Columbia rematch is set for Saturday, Feb. 25 as the Quakers look to defend their 64-54 win from Feb. 10. Princess Aghayere had a career night, posting five rebounds and a personal best 21 points as Michelle Nwokedi finished a board shy of her eighth double-double of the season (12 points, 9 rebounds, 4 blocks). The game was largely fought in the paint, where Penn outscored Columbia, 38-26. The two teams combined to score just four three-pointers, and so it was the inside game that gave the Quakers an edge — shooting 45% (25-for-56) from the floor compared to the Lions' 38% (20-for-53).

Catching the Games: ILDN
Both games will be televised on the Ivy League Digital Network and live Twitter updates available via @PennWBB. A complete recap and box score can be found on www.PennAthletics.com shortly after the conclusion of both games.

Last Time Out:
W, 64-54 at Brown, Providence, R.I..; Friday, Feb.17
L, 61-48 at Yale, New Haven, Conn.; Saturday, Feb. 18
The University of Pennsylvania saw their Ivy win streak come to an end with a 61-48 defeat at Yale on Saturday night in New Haven, Conn. The loss marked the first conference defeat for the Quakers this season and the first to Yale since 2013. Senior Sydney Stipanovich became the Ivy League all-time leader in blocks during the contest when she tallied the 306th block of her Penn tenure in the fourth quarter, surpassing Kathy Gilbert's record last set in 1991.

Up Next
Following Saturday's game against Columbia, the Quakers travel for their final road weekend of the regular season when they face Dartmouth and Harvard on March 3 and 4 in Hanover, N.H. and Cambridge, Mass., respectively.   

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